J. Proctor Knott

James Proctor Knott ( born August 29, 1830, Marion County, Kentucky, † June 18, 1911 in Lebanon, Kentucky ) was an American politician and governor of Kentucky. This State, he also represented in Congress.

Early years

Knott was initially taught by his father, later he attended the local schools. This is followed by a successful law school joined. In 1850 he moved to Memphis, Missouri, where he worked as a lawyer from 1851. Between 1857 and 1859 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Missouri and from 1859 to 1862 Attorney General of the State. As a supporter of the Union, he remained in the capital, Jefferson City, while the rest of the government fled. He retained his position for some time, then threw himself but with the radical Republicans and returned back to Kentucky in 1863.

Political career

In 1867, Knott was elected to the House of Representatives of the United States in Washington. He kept this mandate until 1871. Between 1875-1883 he spent more years in this body. For the gubernatorial elections of 1883 in Kentucky, he was put forward by the Democratic Party as their candidate. He won the election with 60 % of the vote against Thomas Z. Morrow. His term began on September 5, 1883 and ended on 30 August 1887. During this time, a school for the training of black teachers was established. It was set up a committee, which established uniform standards for teachers across the country. The governor also managed a further curb violence in Kentucky. During his tenure, the successful exhibition was "Southern Exposure " in Louisville instead.

Evening of life and death

After the expiration of his term he declined the offer of President Grover Cleveland, the first Governor of Hawaii Territory to be from. From 1887 to 1888 he was deputy minister of justice of Kentucky. In 1891 he was a delegate to the Convention on the Future of the Constitution of Kentucky. His last public office was the office of the Dean of Centre College Law School ( 1894-1901 ).